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New York Post
10 Oct 2023


NextImg:Brendan Malone, ex-Knicks assistant and father of Nuggets coach, dead at 81

Brendan Malone, the father of Nuggets coach Mike Malone and a three-time Knicks assistant coach, has died at the age of 81, Denver announced on Tuesday.

Malone grew up in Astoria, Queens and was an Iona University graduate who went to Rice High School in Harlem and coached at local powerhouse Power Memorial High School.

He served as an assistant coach with the Knicks three different times, from 1986-88, 1996-2000 and 2003-04.

Brendan Malone, a former NBA coach who was a Knicks assistant three times, has died at the age of 81.
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Brendan Malone (r.) and his son Michael Malone (l.) with the Kings in 2013.

Brendan Malone (r.) and his son Michael Malone (l.) with the Kings in 2013.
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He also was an NBA head coach with the Raptors and Cavaliers.

Malone was the winner of the 2023 Tex Winter Assistant Coach Lifetime Impact Award.

He won two titles as an assistant coach with the Pistons in 1988 and 1989.